[ @primary_server = ] 'primary_server'
The name of the primary instance of the Microsoft SQL Server Database Engine in the log shipping configuration. primary_server is sysname and cannot be NULL.

[ @primary_database = ] 'primary_database'
Is the name of the database on the primary server. primary_database is sysname, with no default.

[ @backup_source_directory = ] 'backup_source_directory'
The directory where transaction log backup files from the primary server are stored. backup_source_directory is nvarchar(500) and cannot be NULL.

[ @backup_destination_directory = ] 'backup_destination_directory'
The directory on the secondary server where backup files are copied to. backup_destination_directory is nvarchar(500) and cannot be NULL.

[ @copy_job_name = ] 'copy_job_name'
The name to use for the SQL Server Agent job being created to copy transaction log backups to the secondary server. copy_job_name is sysname and cannot be NULL.

[ @restore_job_name = ] 'restore_job_name'
Is the name of the SQL Server Agent job on the secondary server that restores the backups to the secondary database. restore_job_name is sysname and cannot be NULL.

[ @file_retention_period = ] 'file_retention_period'
Is the length of time in minutes in which the history is retained. history_retention_period is int, with a default of NULL. A value of 14420 will be used if none is specified.

[ @monitor_server = ] 'monitor_server'
Is the name of the monitor server. Monitor_server is sysname, with no default, and cannot be NULL.

[ @monitor_server_security_mode = ] 'monitor_server_security_mode'
The security mode used to connect to the monitor server.

1 = Windows Authentication.

0 = SQL Server authentication.

monitor_server_security_mode is bit and cannot be NULL.

[ @monitor_server_login = ] 'monitor_server_login'
Is the username of the account used to access the monitor server.

[ @monitor_server_password = ] 'monitor_server_password'
Is the password of the account used to access the monitor server.

[ @copy_job_id = ] 'copy_job_id' OUTPUT
The ID associated with the copy job on the secondary server. copy_job_id is uniqueidentifier and cannot be NULL.

[ @restore_job_id = ] 'restore_job_id' OUTPUT
The ID associated with the restore job on the secondary server. restore_job_id is uniqueidentifier and cannot be NULL.

[ @secondary_id = ] 'secondary_id' OUTPUT
The ID for the secondary server in the log shipping configuration. secondary_id is uniqueidentifier and cannot be NULL.